specific supplies.

George Washington to Robert Morris. Head Quarters, October 18th, 1782, 285

   Expenses incurred in forwarding information to the Marquis de Vaudreuil, at the request of M. de la Luzerne.

Circular to the Governors of the States. Office of Finance, October 21st, 1782, 286

   Unable to fulfil his engagements with the contractors.—Compelled to enter into new contracts on less favorable terms.—The want of revenue increases all branches of the expenditure.—The war is protracted by the want of resources.

To the Governor of Rhode Island. Office of Finance, October 24th, 1782, 291

   Negligence of the States to meet the requisitions of Congress.—Loans, or military collections of supplies the only alternative.—Loans cannot be obtained without the establishment of funds.—These may be raised by laying the impost recommended by Congress.—Answer to the objections to that measure.

To B. Franklin. Office of Finance, October 27th, 1782, 296

   Assumes the debt of Virginia, contracted for supplies from France.

To the Governor of Cuba. Philadelphia, November 27th, 1782, 297

   Requesting his assistance in negotiating bills at Havana.

To Thomas Barclay, in Paris. Office of Finance, December 5th, 1782, 298

   Enclosing Acts of Congress appointing him Commissioner to settle the accounts of the United States in Europe.—Method of proceeding to be adopted.—Account of Beaumarchais.—Heads under which the accounts must be stated.

To the President of Congress. Office of Finance, December 12th, 1782, 306

   Reporting a bill regulating the rates at which foreign coin shall be received at the treasury.

George Washington to Robert Morris. Head Quarters, December 20th, 1782, 308

   Inscription on the cannon to be presented to the Count de Rochambeau.

To B. Franklin. Office of Finance, January 11th, 1783, 309

   Has overdrawn on Mr Grand.—Difficulties in raising supplies.—Is obliged to extend his drafts still further.

To B. Franklin. Office of Finance, January 13th, 1783, 312

   Supplies.—Payment of the salaries of the foreign Ministers.

To Mr Grand. Office of Finance, January 13th, 1783, 314

   Amount of bills issued on Europe.

To M. de la Luzerne. Office of Finance, January 13th, 1783, 316

   Explanation of the excess of drafts on Mr Grand over the funds in his hands.—Necessity of further aid for the current year.

To John Adams. Office of Finance, January 19th, 1783, 322

   Wishes to be informed of the state of the loan in Holland.

To the President of Pennsylvania. Office of Finance, January 20th, 1783, 323

   Pennsylvania has not complied with the requisitions of Congress.

To George Washington. Office of Finance, January 21st, 1783, 324

   Suspicions of illicit transmission of money for commercial purposes under pretence of relieving prisoners.—Secret service money.

To the President of Congress. Office of Finance, January 24th, 1783, 325

   Resigning his office, on the ground that the debts are increased without any provision for the payment of them.

To the President of Congress. Office of Finance, February 26th, 1783, 327

   Desires permission to make known his resignation.

To George Washington. Office of Finance, February 27th, 1783, 327

   Informing him of his resignation.

To William Carmichael, in Madrid. Office of Finance, March 4th, 1783, 329

   Drawing on him to the amount of the bills protested by Mr Jay.

To the President of Congress. Office of Finance, March 8th, 1783, 330

   On the payment of the public debt.—Justice requires that it should be paid.—Power of Congress in this respect.—The States should be required to pay their quota of the debt, or to comply with a general plan adopted by Congress.—Method of making the apportionment.—The collectors must be appointed by the United States.—The revenue must continue till the extinguishment of the debt.—Objections to the impost.—Land tax.—Plan of terminating all accounts open between the United States and the individual States.

George Washington to Robert Morris. Head Quarters, March 8th, 1783, 336

   Regretting his resignation.—Apprehensions of the consequences.

To the President of Congress. Office of Finance, March 10th, 1783, 337

   Enclosing an estimate of the public debt on the 1st of January, 1783.

To Major General Greene. Office of Finance, March 14th, 1783, 338

   Reasons of his resignation.—Provision for the public debt.

To the President of Congress. Office of Finance, March 17th, 1783, 339

   No further aid can be expected from Europe.—Loan in Holland.—Probable amount of money on hand.—Expenditure.—Extinction of the public credit.—Defence of himself from the charges brought forward in the newspapers.

To the Receivers of Continental Taxes in the several States. Office of Finance, April 7th, 1783, 344

   Enclosing an account of the receipts and expenditures during his administration.

Circular to the Governors of the States. Office of Finance, April 7th, 1783, 345

   Enclosing statements of the receipts and expenditures for 1781 and 1782.

To a Committee of Congress. Office of Finance, April 14th, 1783, 345

   Settlement of accounts.—Payment of the army.

To Alexander Hamilton. Office of Finance, April 16th, 1783, 347

   Marine agency.—Necessity of economy in the expenditure.

To the President of Congress. Office of Finance, April 23d, 1783, 348

   Enclosing specimens of a coin for the proposed mint.

To the President of Congress. Office of Finance, May 1st, 1783, 349

   Correcting erroneous statements of a committee of Congress appointed to confer with him relative to his continuance in office.—Reasons for his resignation.—Motives for consenting to continue in office.—Conditions of this consent.

To the President of Congress. Office of Finance, May 3d, 1783, 355

   Consenting to continue in office.

To M. de la Luzerne. Office of Finance, May 6th, 1783, 355

   Requesting an advance of money in America.

Circular to the Governors of the States. Office of Finance, May 12th, 1783, 356

   Further supplies from France are not to be expected.—Confusion of the accounts.—Anticipation of the revenue.—Necessity of supplies from the States.

To Thomas Barclay, Agent for settling the Public Accounts in Europe. Office of Finance, May 12th, 1783, 359

   Confusion in the accounts occasioned by the bills drawn by Congress on the Ministers in France, Spain, and Holland.—Settlement of the accounts.

To B. Franklin. Office of Finance, May 12th, 1783, 360

   Confusion produced by the bills drawn by Congress.—Amount of the bills.

To a Committee of Congress. Office of Finance, May 15th,